schema

• Nom désignant une représentation interne du monde, une organisation de concepts et d'actions qui peut être révisée sous l'influence de nouvelles informations, ou un plan schématique/préliminaire.

A noun referring to an internal representation of the world, an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information, or a schematic or preliminary plan.

1. Mental frameworkC1formal

   An internal cognitive structure that organizes knowledge and guides the processing of new information.

   schème cognitif

   • Children develop a schema for animals after seeing a few examples.
   • Her schema for 'restaurant' includes ordering food and paying the bill.
   • New experiences can modify an existing schema.

   Synonymesframeworkmodelpatternprototypescripttemplate

2. Preliminary planB2formal

   A structured outline or diagram representing a plan or theory.

   plan préliminaire

   • The architect presented a schema of the building's layout.
   • We need to develop a schema for the new database.
   • The project manager drew a schema to show the workflow.

   Synonymesblueprintdesigndiagramdraftframeworklayoutmodeloutlinepatternplanschemesketchtemplate